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BustyVixen
05-19-2016, 07:13 AM
I think SM is trying to save their asses. And the contests encourage girls to cam for 12+ hours per day, doing whatever they can to try and win those top prizes. Which makes them $$$$ even with all of the prizes. The site has gone downhill so much and I'm convinced this is them trying anything they can. Smaller prizes won't get girls online doing major camathons. Oh how I miss what the site used to be!!
avalon_rose
05-19-2016, 07:17 AM
^^ They cannot take away your son because you work on cam. Its perfectly legal and they cant even investigate you because you work on cam and have kids.
On the home page. Just under you own picture are u bunch of links. One of those is Geographical restrictions. Click that link.
Thanks Kat and Deep - it was right in front of my face ... sheesh.
I know they can't - or they shouldn't be able to. And even if they tried my lawyer's a good one and it would likely be a non-issue. But there's still that liiitttllleee itty bitty voice nagging at me, y'know? I just try to ignore it as much as possible. ;)
JessRyan
05-19-2016, 10:19 AM
OMG I so should have put that in the email! LOL
They gave it to me, and of course were like, "We monitor this heavily to make sure it's not abused" and whatnot. I'm like, DUDE I JUST WANT TO PUT MY PANTS BACK ON.
Lol.
yeah, I did that once in a feedback message. "when a model is having problems with exclusive, you may want to inform her that turning her break button on fixes this glitch" Then I added that it was models who figured this out.
Chellyinparadise
05-19-2016, 10:34 AM
I am going to just work my normal shift like any other day during the contest and if i win something i do,if i dont im ok with that too as long as im happy with what i make at the end of the day is all that matters to me. I work hard enough and devote enough time to them as it is, so not giving my soul for a prize haha
plumwine
05-19-2016, 11:01 AM
^^ They cannot take away your son because you work on cam. Its perfectly legal and they cant even investigate you because you work on cam and have kids.
I just happened to come across a link to this article on twitter today...I feel so bad for the mom. I am not trying to scare avalon_rose with this, but I was just shocked because I didn't think this could legally happen either.
http://uproxx.com/life/finley-fawn-sex-work-custody/
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-19-2016, 11:53 AM
I just happened to come across a link to this article on twitter today...I feel so bad for the mom. I am not trying to scare avalon_rose with this, but I was just shocked because I didn't think this could legally happen either.
http://uproxx.com/life/finley-fawn-sex-work-custody/
Ive read about her situation online too. But let me point out that she is a member here on SW. I thought of her as well when the topic came up.
ophellia
05-19-2016, 02:57 PM
OK, two totally separate things.
A) THAT ARTICLE IS EFFING TERRIFYING! I mean, what person in their right mind assumes sex-work makes you a bad parent? Jebus. I've dated sociopathic men with closet kinks that would make your skin crawl, but as long as you don't earn money from sex, your ok? What in the actual eff.
Sorry, traumatizing a child for your Victorian attitudes makes me crazy. Especially since I have been in family court on and off for years. So angering/terrifying.
UNRELATED:
B) Where do you find these new "leaderboards" on SM? They said they were going up today, I made myself anonymous, but for the life of me I can't find the board in the dashboard. Am I blind?
Chellyinparadise
05-19-2016, 03:01 PM
OK, two totally separate things.
A) THAT ARTICLE IS EFFING TERRIFYING! I mean, what person in their right mind assumes sex-work makes you a bad parent? Jebus. I've dated sociopathic men with closet kinks that would make your skin crawl, but as long as you don't earn money from sex, your ok? What in the actual eff.
Sorry, traumatizing a child for your Victorian attitudes makes me crazy. Especially since I have been in family court on and off for years. So angering/terrifying.
UNRELATED:
B) Where do you find these new "leaderboards" on SM? They said they were going up today, I made myself anonymous, but for the life of me I can't find the board in the dashboard. Am I blind?
Im wondering about it too i cant find it yet either.
E.S. Camgirl, Ph.D.
05-19-2016, 03:06 PM
It's only 3pm in Seattle right now.
lol typo
avalon_rose
05-19-2016, 05:45 PM
Ive read about her situation online too. But let me point out that she is a member here on SW. I thought of her as well when the topic came up.
That's frightening. I don't do any work when my child is home - it'll all be while he's in school. I have PSO-ed after he's gone to bed and I've made sure he's asleep, but I make sure his door is closed and I'm all the way in my room and my door is closed, and will sometimes have music in the background to off-set any noise. I'm mindful. Meh. I dunno. I wonder where that is. I wonder if that matters. =\
All I know is that I lost my job last week, and this is all I have right now. And for now, it's working. And if it puts food in his tummy, and buys school stuff, clothes, and fun experiences for us and he's none the wiser? Then fine. At least he's taken care of.
Blegh, verbal vomit! I'm good at that, lmfao.
EllieGold
05-19-2016, 05:55 PM
Yea Fin is dealing with a lot right now. She's really torn apart about all of the mess she has endured. I can't believe that this discrimination still exists but it does.
avalon_rose
05-19-2016, 06:33 PM
Yea Fin is dealing with a lot right now. She's really torn apart about all of the mess she has endured. I can't believe that this discrimination still exists but it does.
It pisses me the fuck off. I hope someone pulls their head out of their ass and she can get back to something more normal for her and better for her and her baby.
Erika_Xstacy
05-19-2016, 07:38 PM
I don't know who needs this but
Thanks Kat and Deep - it was right in front of my face ... sheesh.
I know they can't - or they shouldn't be able to. And even if they tried my lawyer's a good one and it would likely be a non-issue. But there's still that liiitttllleee itty bitty voice nagging at me, y'know? I just try to ignore it as much as possible. ;)
If your going through a custody battle hit me up
I won full custody of my child, in North Carolina
I am a sex worker
It's all about how YOU portray it.
avalon_rose
05-19-2016, 08:19 PM
I don't know who needs this but
If your going through a custody battle hit me up
I won full custody of my child, in North Carolina
I am a sex worker
It's all about how YOU portray it.
I'm not going through a custody battle, thank goodness, not at the moment. It's just my biggest worry with getting into camming, is all.
avalon_rose
05-20-2016, 10:45 AM
I'm looking on the website and whatnot, trying to find the info. It looks like SM is on Pacific time - are their offices in California? Is that where the checks are mailed out from? Also, does anyone know what bank they're drawn off of?
I am considering signing up to get the Wire Transfer, but I just can't bring myself to want to pay to receive my own money - especially when they take such a big cut of it already. But I might do it this first time just because I could use the money faster than waiting for a check to be mailed. =\
420me
05-20-2016, 12:47 PM
Lmao this is to funny............
loveshooks
05-20-2016, 01:01 PM
^^^ffs chica find a constructive hobby
this is pathetic
TrifilinCamHo
05-20-2016, 02:05 PM
I'm looking on the website and whatnot, trying to find the info. It looks like SM is on Pacific time - are their offices in California? Is that where the checks are mailed out from?
GMT time and their offices are located in Seattle. Checks are mailed out from Seattle.
If you have a checking account I would recommend using Payoneer for Streamate payments. It's like $1.50 each week and deposits always hit my account every Tuesday like clockwork.
avalon_rose
05-20-2016, 02:17 PM
GMT time and their offices are located in Seattle. Checks are mailed out from Seattle.
If you have a checking account I would recommend using Payoneer for Streamate payments. It's like $1.50 each week and deposits always hit my account every Tuesday like clockwork.
I thought Payoneer was like PayPal - unless it is and I need to transfer them over to my checking account? I'll look into it! Thank you! I'm super impatient, haha. I don't wanna wait! I'm also used to Direct Deposit (for free) from my PSO platforms, so this was disappointing. But oh well.
Thank you for replying!!
innocentindian
05-20-2016, 09:00 PM
If you have a checking account I would recommend using Payoneer for Streamate payments. It's like $1.50 each week and deposits always hit my account every Tuesday like clockwork.
Is that the Tuesday after the Sunday midnight GMT deadline, or a week after that?
Is it like this:
Sunday the 1st, midnight cutoff ----> Tuesday the 3rd, payout (for that Sunday the 1st, or the Sunday before that?)
Sorry if my wording is confusing! I get checks at the moment with a one week hold.
heyho
05-20-2016, 10:21 PM
Is that the Tuesday after the Sunday midnight GMT deadline, or a week after that?
Is it like this:
Sunday the 1st, midnight cutoff ----> Tuesday the 3rd, payout (for that Sunday the 1st, or the Sunday before that?)
Sorry if my wording is confusing! I get checks at the moment with a one week hold.
Payoneer pays you after they receive your payout from SM. SM sends payments out on Fridays for Payoneer models, and immediately Payoneer will give you the option of getting that money within 2 hours (for $5 fee) or within 2 working days (for $2 fee). If you pick the cheaper option, you get your cash on Tuesday.
avalon_rose
05-20-2016, 10:28 PM
Payoneer pays you after they receive your payout from SM. SM sends payments out on Fridays for Payoneer models, and immediately Payoneer will give you the option of getting that money within 2 hours (for $5 fee) or within 2 working days (for $2 fee). If you pick the cheaper option, you get your cash on Tuesday.
So basically for me to get my money I made this week, on Friday 5/27, I would pay a Payoneer fee of $5. ... I might fucking do that.
Ladies, Payoneer pays AFTER ONE WEEK, means the next following friday after cut off if u pick the fast 2 hrs option, if not it'll be the next tuesday but these all if u hold an actual card, if u use global transfer u wont get ur money on friday but the following week on tue/wed i read in here, i have a card and always get paid on friday as i choose the fast paying option, i dont care about paying 3 extra dollars, i want my money asap in my hands lol, i also pull them all off atm, dont trust to keep them there, i love cash :), i and many other models had a bad experience with another paying service epassporte back in the days when Visa blocked all cards & nobody could use the money anymore, the service went out of business right away.
(hope i am correct with the paying schedule regarding global transfer, never used it but i read about it in here, pls correct me if i am wrong).
avalon_rose
05-21-2016, 02:55 AM
Ladies, Payoneer pays AFTER ONE WEEK, means the next following friday after cut off if u pick the fast 2 hrs option, if not it'll be the next tuesday but these all if u hold an actual card, if u use global transfer u wont get ur money on friday but the following week on tue/wed i read in here, i have a card and always get paid on friday as i choose the fast paying option, i dont care about paying 3 extra dollars, i want my money asap in my hands lol, i also pull them all off atm, dont trust to keep them there, i love cash :), i and many other models had a bad experience with another paying service epassporte back in the days when Visa blocked all cards & nobody could use the money anymore, the service went out of business right away.
(hope i am correct with the paying schedule regarding global transfer, never used it but i read about it in here, pls correct me if i am wrong).
Okay, so ... sorry, I'm trying to wrap my head around this.
SM's pay period this week ends 5/21 @ midnight GMT ... they will 'cut the checks/payments' on Thursday, 5/26. If you get Payoneer then it will be available the FOLLOWING Friday, 6/3? Is that what you're saying? If that's the case, I might as well wait for the check. If the check is mailed on 5/26, it'll likely get to me before 6/3. ;)
Unless you're saying SM's pay period ends 5/21, they 'cut the checks/payments' on Thursday, 5/26, and if you had Payoneer you'd get it Friday, 5/27 - or with the lower fee, Tuesday 5/31.
I think you are talking about door number two here. I just want to be sure. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot.
Okay, so ... sorry, I'm trying to wrap my head around this.
SM's pay period this week ends 5/21 @ midnight GMT ... they will 'cut the checks/payments' on Thursday, 5/26. If you get Payoneer then it will be available the FOLLOWING Friday, 6/3? Is that what you're saying? If that's the case, I might as well wait for the check. If the check is mailed on 5/26, it'll likely get to me before 6/3. ;)
Unless you're saying SM's pay period ends 5/21, they 'cut the checks/payments' on Thursday, 5/26, and if you had Payoneer you'd get it Friday, 5/27 - or with the lower fee, Tuesday 5/31.
I think you are talking about door number two here. I just want to be sure. I don't want to shoot myself in the foot.
Ok, the money u make till tonite at midnite GMT will be available to cash out on friday 27th of May IF u have a payoneer card to pull them off ATM, this is how it works in 'normal conditions'.
BUT!
Some models on SM get the money after 3 weeks actually, this is a rule that apply to some nationals in certain countries, not sure where u from (the UK i reckon?), not sure what payment method u going to use with Payoneer (Card or Global transfer?), if this is ur 1st payment with SM or Payoneer i would not take things 'as granted' that they'll wire the money fast enough for u, faster than waiting for the check.
You ever been paid by SM and if so, how u got paid?
You may want to provide more details here, if u been paid and how, if by check how long it takes for the check to arrive to u, how long it takes to cash the money from SM's check, if not paid yet & u wanna use Payoneer service, tell if u have an actual card or not, tell if u opted for the global transfer or not, all these details will help u/me/us know what ur actual situation is and how u can get ur money as fast as possible.
Also, on SM Dashboard, click every link, button & tab, read all info available, they explain the payment process in the Payment section, for what u dont understand, i/we are here to help :)
xx
avalon_rose
05-21-2016, 11:21 AM
Ok, the money u make till tonite at midnite GMT will be available to cash out on friday 27th of May IF u have a payoneer card to pull them off ATM, this is how it works in 'normal conditions'.
BUT!
Some models on SM get the money after 3 weeks actually, this is a rule that apply to some nationals in certain countries, not sure where u from (the UK i reckon?), not sure what payment method u going to use with Payoneer (Card or Global transfer?), if this is ur 1st payment with SM or Payoneer i would not take things 'as granted' that they'll wire the money fast enough for u, faster than waiting for the check.
You ever been paid by SM and if so, how u got paid?
You may want to provide more details here, if u been paid and how, if by check how long it takes for the check to arrive to u, how long it takes to cash the money from SM's check, if not paid yet & u wanna use Payoneer service, tell if u have an actual card or not, tell if u opted for the global transfer or not, all these details will help u/me/us know what ur actual situation is and how u can get ur money as fast as possible.
Also, on SM Dashboard, click every link, button & tab, read all info available, they explain the payment process in the Payment section, for what u dont understand, i/we are here to help :)
xx
Heyas - thanks! I'm in the US, actually. But I'm fairly flattered that you guessed UK. Haha. ;)
This would be the first time I'm getting paid for them. I think my best bet is to wait for the check for right now, and explore other options later ... seeing as it'll be my first payment. I've never used Payoneer before and I don't know if there's any red tape or hoops to jump through.
I read through some of the options on the website when I was choosing ... but I didn't know if there was any difference in what they said on the site ("Oh ya! You'll have your money in 2 business days!") versus reality - which I figured you guys would be the experts on. :)
Thank you so much for your help (and patience! haha!).
Hey Rose, i am glad to be of help xx :)
Dont know why i had the feeling u would be in the UK, maybe because u asked how long it takes for a check to arrive to u and u asked also about site office location & time zone, etc but glad u closer to SM's offices in the US, means u'll get ur paper check faster and able to cash it there right away, in Europe we cash checks differently, i know i dont wanna deal with checks no more, i had a large sort of issues with paper checks back in the day (imagine, it took 2-3 weeks to get the check by regular mail in EU and i had to deposit it at the bank where it took another month!! to cash it with the risk of being rejected for payment - it happened, no more checks for me ever!).
So yeah, being ur 1st payment i suggest u go with the paper check and see if u might want Payoneer later on, just know Payoneer service has fees if u use a card for example, u pay nothing extra cashing ur checks there so yeah, make calculations regarding time and money, see what is better for you.
Good luck xx
avalon_rose
05-21-2016, 01:39 PM
I love you ladies, you're so helpful and kind. :)
JaneBurgess
05-21-2016, 08:35 PM
What is up with traffic on the site that last week? Being in the middle of page one should mean more than 15 people an hour. Its normally way more traffic than that. Anyone know whats going on?
xCamLovex
05-22-2016, 02:46 PM
What is up with traffic on the site that last week? Being in the middle of page one should mean more than 15 people an hour. Its normally way more traffic than that. Anyone know whats going on?
It was a trying week. The first week since I started camming that I had to try over the span of days to make it past the $500 mark. It was infuriating to even be online for 3 hours at a time. The first time ever on SM I sat in my room without any shows for an hour. I will not be around at all for the contest. I consider this the calm before the storm. There will be a huge influx of traffic for the contest but jeez...we know what that's like.
TheOutlier
05-23-2016, 11:37 AM
New version of the broadcaster up, supposedly fixes some glitches. Here's to hoping..
imelly21
05-23-2016, 11:48 AM
YES!! Version14 !! Here we cum!
^^^ I cant calibrate at 1280x720, it wont take the resolution but 1920x1080, WTF? Trying the 3rd time already..... anyone else?
ShadyPinesMa
05-23-2016, 01:26 PM
^^^ I cant calibrate at 1280x720, it wont take the resolution but 1920x1080, WTF? Trying the 3rd time already..... anyone else?
SAME ISSUE. I've been fucking with it for almost 2 hours now.
I refuse to stream at 1920x1080 because no one will be able to load that shit. When I drop it to 1280x720 it just prompts me to re-calibrate, but will just calibrate to 1920x1080 again. I tried to log on anyway and I got a pop up saying that unless I calibrate to my selected size my placement will suffer.
I WISH I FUCKING COULD STREAMATE, I WISH I COULD.
^^^ I know right? WTF is wrong with this software?! It's just not working and i need to get on cam in a short while, it's delaying me a lot here, i think i'll use the Adobe encoder till they fix it cause it's just not working here!! Plus my CPU goes to 100% during calibration and i have an i5 desktop pc with 8GB ram, why it's using my system at 100% anyway?
Now look at this, it calibrates me to the higher resolution but with 'moderate' quality?
Then when i pick the right resolution it tells me it's still 'moderate' and in red, if i start calibration again it's doing the same thing while before the upgrade it was working great and i had my right res of 1280x720 and quality was 'Very high'. What gives, this is not a fix, is a downgrade!
This!
45012
Then this! What?? the heck??!!
45013
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-23-2016, 01:51 PM
In my dashboard I don't see a link to get SMBroadcater 14? Just link to uninstall 13 and old stuff. The banner at the top of my account is still about SM Broadcaster 13
^^^ A pop up window comes up when u try to run the software, it tells about the new version to install, etc
TheOutlier
05-23-2016, 01:52 PM
In my dashboard I don't see a link to get SMBroadcater 14? Just link to uninstall 13 and old stuff. The banner at the top of my account is still about SM Broadcaster 13
Check your messages, it came as a message to me.
TheOutlier
05-23-2016, 01:55 PM
^^^ I know right? WTF is wrong with this software?! It's just not working and i need to get on cam in a short while, it's delaying me a lot here, i think i'll use the Adobe encoder till they fix it cause it's just not working here!! Plus my CPU goes to 100% during calibration and i have an i5 desktop pc with 8GB ram, why it's using my system at 100% anyway?
Now look at this, it calibrates me to the higher resolution but with 'moderate' quality?
Then when i pick the right resolution it tells me it's still 'moderate' and in red, if i start calibration again it's doing the same thing while before the upgrade it was working great and i had my right res of 1280x720 and quality was 'Very high'. What gives, this is not a fix, is a downgrade!
This!
45012
Then this! What?? the heck??!!
45013
I had my PC totally meltdown when I was on. It went to 100% after being fine for a bit.
Thought it was just my computer being on it's last leg. ^^;
PhatGirlDynomite!!!
05-23-2016, 01:59 PM
I saw the email. But in the email it had a link to how to uninstall. Call me picky or particular but why not a link that says download SM Broadcaster 14? I found it but damn. The first couple of clicks I was taken to a feedback page.
I'm scured to try this new thing.
Susperia
05-23-2016, 02:26 PM
working fine for me so far.
Lizzerd
05-23-2016, 02:26 PM
Hi everyone. Liz w/ Streamate here.
Felt worthy of a post (was just lurking after the release).
Just a heads up, we have a fix in the works for the high calibration. So we will keep you posted.
In the meantime, if you are calibrating too high (720 is great, can do 1080 if you can support it), you can select the lower option from the input quality and NOT calibrate right afterwards. Then you should be able to stream at the selected quality.
As the immail message explains there is an area for feedback etc, please use it as it is important we hear about issues along the way. We anticipate 14 to be better than all others, so please let us know if there are issues.
Liz
Chellyinparadise
05-23-2016, 03:36 PM
Calibrated fine and running smooth so far cpu at only 15 percent and guys saying they can see me and hear me perfect. Crossing fingers it stays like this loving it so far.
Marina Starr
05-23-2016, 04:32 PM
Why still no SMBroadcast for Mac users?
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SimoneGray
05-24-2016, 03:03 AM
^^ be thankful...it's not super stable. Its like I really want to love it, but I just can't because it does more harm than good to my feed right now.
christylive
05-24-2016, 03:40 AM
Hello cam sistas, quick question. I was streaming for about an hour just now when I happened to look at the top of the screen and there was something saying I'm at CPU overload and chat box text will not be in color . What in the world does that mean? Should I be concerned ? I checked CPU when I logged off and it's at 0 I think. I feel like this is something I should know the answer to, however I've never seen this before . I'm using a toshiba satellite i7. 5 month old laptop.
DeepThoughts
05-24-2016, 03:46 AM
^^ Are you using the new broadcaster?? Cause other ladies are saying they are having this issue as well. You need to check it and see what its calibrated at. If its saying your at 1920x1080 then you need to change it to 1280x720 but do not calibrate it again. Just select that and leave it. Read all the posts above if you have questions still and make sure you send support feed back on your issue so they can fix it for us.
EllieGold
05-24-2016, 09:00 AM
I am having issues with disconnects and the new broadcaster. I have sent support a few tickets this week for unrelated issues in which I keep getting disconnected. I uninstalled the broadcaster and re downloaded it. It keeps telling me I have to upgrade and keeps looping. I am planning on leaving Streamate this summer and couldn't be happier. :)
comstar
05-24-2016, 11:11 AM
Hi everyone. Liz w/ Streamate here.
Felt worthy of a post (was just lurking after the release).
Just a heads up, we have a fix in the works for the high calibration. So we will keep you posted.
In the meantime, if you are calibrating too high (720 is great, can do 1080 if you can support it), you can select the lower option from the input quality and NOT calibrate right afterwards. Then you should be able to stream at the selected quality.
As the immail message explains there is an area for feedback etc, please use it as it is important we hear about issues along the way. We anticipate 14 to be better than all others, so please let us know if there are issues.
Liz
Hello,
We are having trouble with the v14 because it calibrates ALL the resolutions and not the one I pick. It wastes 35-40min time every time I have to re-calibrate. I quit at attempt #50 to calibrate it just takes a ridiculous amount of time.